Djibouti City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$249	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	29
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	604K	431K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 40% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7941st and 5698th ($586 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Namibia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7664th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Windhoek

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	Djibouti City	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$5380

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826